Population, age 6, female in Kenya
Kenya: Population, age 6, female was 682,916 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 6, female in Kenya, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 6, female in Kenya stood at 682,916. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 6, female in Kenya peaked at 682,916 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 394,973, in 1990.
Kenya ranks 18th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population, age 6, female in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 394,973 | — |
| 1991 | 406,352 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 417,245 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 426,827 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 434,030 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 438,253 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 439,001 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 436,943 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 434,086 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 433,178 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 436,191 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 443,847 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 455,574 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 470,454 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 486,986 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 504,027 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 521,227 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 538,786 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 556,727 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 575,210 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 594,241 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 613,842 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 633,578 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 652,455 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 682,916 | +4.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 682,916 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,572, 5.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 682,916 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 170,520, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 426,089 | 394,973 | 439,001 | 10 |
| 2000s | 498,903 | 436,191 | 575,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 635,406 | 594,241 | 682,916 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More education data for Kenya
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 168,396 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 235,728 (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.74 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.04 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1453 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 6, female in Kenya?
- Population, age 6, female in Kenya was 682,916 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 6, female recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 682,916 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 6, female recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 394,973 in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for population, age 6, female?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 6, female rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 6, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.